President David Granger yesterday named former Public Service Minister Dr Jennifer Westford and her spouse as two of the persons whose names state vehicles were being transferred into and which has prompted a police investigation.
Two senior employees of the ministry are now being probed by the police.
“We have evidence that some vehicles from a certain ministry (were being transferred improperly) to the minister and her spouse. These are things which we are investigating,” President Granger told Stabroek News during an exclusive interview yesterday.
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Efforts to contact the former minister yesterday proved futile as a call to her cellular phone went unanswered. However, the Stabroek News number was later dialled from her number and someone sounding like the former minister asked who was attempting to contact her. When told Stabroek News, the person said she was in a meeting and that the call should be tried later. However, later calls and a text went unanswered.
Efforts were also made to contact former Attorney General Anil Nandlall on the matter but he
